To continue our monthly series of book lists, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following titles for adults:
May, 2006 -- Accidental Sleuths
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters. Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody is headed for Cairo, accompanied by a girl with a tarnished past, to indulge her passion for Egyptology. Little did she know that murder and a homicidal mummy lay in wait for her. Cassette book RC 28834. Braille book BR 4728. Large print book LP 604.
Death of a Healing Woman by Allana Martin. Texana Jones, operator of a remote Rio Grande trading post, does not believe that the death of healing woman Rhea Fair was due to the random violence of drug smugglers. Texana follows a trail to the border cities of El Paso and Juarez and up to San Antonio, where an encounter with a stranger points her toward home. Cassette book RC 47921. Large print book LP 13660.
The Hand that Rocks the Ladle: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery by Tamar Myers. Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder's Amish cook, Freni, is about to become the grandmother of triplets. When her daughter-in-law delivers twins, Freni insists that a baby is missing. Magdalena investigates and uncovers some fishy business at the hospital. Cassette book RC 55404. Large print book LP 17361.
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead. Lila Mae Watson, the city's first female elevator inspector, works by psychic intuition. When an elevator fails on her watch and her empiricist rivals seek her undoing, Lila conducts a secret probe that yields a startling discovery. Cassette book RC 50558. Braille book BR 13053.
Murder Shoots the Bull: A Southern Sisters Mystery by Anne George. Sisters Patricia and Mary jump at the chance to get filthy rich by joining their good friend Mitzi's investment club. But before things can get going, Mitzi's husband is accused of killing a woman of unknown origin -- a woman with whom he has engaged in a little hanky-panky. Cassette book RC 49043. Braille book BR 12373. Large print book LP 16347.
Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence by Jo Dereske. When the police chief is helped to a near fatal fall, a potentially incriminating library book is found within reach. The police demand the library to turn over the borrower's name. Librarian Helma Zukas deletes the information from library records, but not before she takes note of it. Cassette book CBA 7476. Braille book BRW 990.
Loot by Aaron Elkins. A single truck and its load of priceless masterpieces looted by Hitler from Europe vanishes into a snowstorm. Fifty years later Ben Revere, Boston curator, discovers a Velazquez in a seedy pawn shop and travels to Europe to unravel the mystery of the lost treasure. Cassette book RC 50059. Large print book LP 16083.